supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
fluent (in a language); flowing
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
mask; disguise; guise; mask
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to shed light; to cast light
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
birth; creation; formation
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
fortress; stronghold; citadel
moving; touching; stirring
hot topic; talk of the town
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
great person; eminent figure
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing